Take-Two and Microsoft have signed a new long-term Xbox Publisher License Agreement, effective September 17, 2026, according to a Take-Two SEC filing. Confirmed
What the agreement says
- Take-Two can develop, publish, manufacture, market, distribute and sell Xbox-compatible games for all Xbox devices. Confirmed
- Microsoft keeps approval rights over game concepts, final versions and some marketing. Confirmed
- Microsoft pays Take-Two through wholesale pricing and/or revenue sharing on digital sales. Confirmed
What it doesn't mean
It's not exclusivity. GTA 6 is still coming to PS5 too, and nothing in the deal changes that. It's not a PC announcement. It's not a sign Xbox is being sold; Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has said Xbox is not for sale.
Platform holders and big publishers sign agreements like this all the time. Beebom reads it mainly as a renewal of an existing deal.
The one interesting detail
The previous agreement named specific consoles. The new one covers "all Xbox devices", which would include Microsoft's next-generation hardware, known as Project Helix and rumored for 2027. Preview report That could matter for a future GTA 6 version on new Xbox hardware, but no such version has been announced.
Our read
For anyone buying GTA 6 on Xbox Series X|S, nothing changes. It does confirm Take-Two is planning to stay on Xbox long-term, and Xbox already says GTA 6 pre-orders are breaking its records.